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Race to Mackinac IslandThe Chicago to Mackinac Sailboat Race is run by the Chicago Yacht Club. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world, with hundreds of boats entering the race each year. It starts off the mouth of the Chicago River in Chicago, crosses Lake Michigan, barely enters Lake Huron, and finishes in the Round Island Channel, off Mackinac Island, Michigan. The race course runs 333 mi (536 km). Roy E. Disney set the monohull record, 23 hours, 30 minutes, in Pyewacket in 2002. Sailors who have completed 25 of these annual races are called Island Goats. In 1959, The Island Goats Sailing Society was formed with 10 of these sailors and By 2008, the society had grown to 270 members in good standing.

Tall Ships Visit ChicagoTall Ship FestivalNavy Pier proudly welcomed more than 20 majestic and historic tall ships from around the world. For the first time in Chicago, a tall ships festival of this size will be located in one place: Navy Pier. Visitors can view all of them, board up to 12 of the vessels, and even take daily sails aboard five of the tall ships. The pageantry kicked-off with an opening day Parade of Sail on Lake Michigan. As these storied ships with their billowing sails make their way to Navy Pier's docks, they'll form the perfect backdrop for the official Opening Ceremony. Ships were docked in three Festival locations at Navy Per: Nautical Mile (North Dock), Canada Cove (NW Wall at the front of the Pier) and America Alley (SW Wall at the front of the Pier). Although the tall ships are the "stars" of our festival, the event also offered fun activities for kids at the Children's Village, international entertainment at three festival stages, and nightly fireworks shows.

The Queen's Cup RaceThe Queen's Cup is the one of the oldest cups in world-yachting that is still offered for competition every year. The history of the cup dates back to an age when both British Victorian silverwork and English sailing yachts were without rival anywhere in the world

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